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Adjective: hard-bitten  'haa(r)d,bi-tun
  1. Tough and callous by virtue of experience
    "The hard-bitten politician seeks relief from his everyday battles";
    - hard-boiled, pugnacious

See also: tough

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hard up
hard water
hard wheat
hard worker
hard-and-fast
hardback
hardbacked
hardbake
hard-baked
hardball
hard-bitten
hardboard
hard-boiled
hard-boiled egg
hardbound
hard-cooked egg
hardcore
hard-core
hardcover
harden
Hardenbergia